Egg Dum Biryani

Egg Biryani or Anda Biryani is a flavorful and delicious Indian rice preparation where rice is cooked with a spicy egg layer. It is a take on Hyderabadi Gosht Biryani and is super easy to make at home. Here is how to make it at home.

Egg Biryani is a protein-loaded version of our all-time favorite Biryani.

Because of the excessive amount of work last week, the weekend meals were simple everyday fare and the kitchen was pretty boring with nothing exciting happening.

With some breathing space since yesterday, I am on a cooking and baking spree and churning out dish after dish to feed the blog for a few days as I get busy with work tomorrow onwards.

While I was busy cooking and shooting dishes, I came across this Egg Biryani recipe which was lying in my folder since long and I almost forgot about posting it.

This delicious Egg Dum Biryani is a treasured recipe of mine. I have made it n number of times and it always turns out perfect.

Don’t get intimidated by the recipe and ingredients. Though it is a little extra amount of work to make it, it’s worth all the effort.

In case you like to eat more veggies with flavourful Basmati Rice then you could even try making Vegetable Dum Biryani which tastes equally scrumptious!

But, for today, you should definitely note down this recipe of Egg Biryani and prepare the same at your earliest, there you go!

Pro Tips by Neha

Use best quality rice to make biryani.

Use a heavy bottom pan to assemble the biryani. The biryani needs to be cooked for 40-45 minutes on low heat and if the pan is not heavy, it might burn.

Always wipe the eggs before frying them. It will prevent them from spluttering. Also make sure to poke them with a fork or toothpick before frying.

Golden fried onions or birista is a very important ingredient to  make a good biryani. You can check the recipe to make golden fried onion.

Be very attentive while cooking the rice. Do not stir the rice much while cooking otherwise it will break the grains.

How to choose rice to make best Biryani?

Both the taste and visual appeal of Biryani should stand out in its preparation. Now while this recipe takes care of the taste, the visual appeal comes only through rice grains. 

Longer the grain, better would be the biryani. I always choose the rice which is extra long and stands out as individual grains.

This gives the visual appeal of a blooming flower and makes eating biryani an enjoyable experience. 

Hence Basmati rice is the best choice to make Biryani, it stands out individually, without forming lumps while cooking.

In the market, you now even get specially selected long grain Basmati Rice, which is perfect for this Biryani.

The age of the rice is also very crucial to make good biryani. Choose the rice grain which is at least 1 year old. The older the rice, the better it is.

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Step by Step Recipe

Poke the boiled eggs with a toothpick all over and fry them till golden brown from all the sides. Be careful while frying the eggs as they splatter a lot. You can cover the pan with a lid while the eggs are frying.

Heat oil and ghee in a pan. Add onion and fry till translucent.

Add green chilies and ginger-garlic paste and fry till the raw smell of ginger and garlic is gone.

Add tomatoes and fry for a minute.

Add coriander powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder along with curd and little water and cook till the oil starts to separate from the sides.

Add eggs and cook for another minute. The masala should not be too dry at this stage.

Wash the rice and soak in enough water for an hour. Drain the water. Add rice, ghee, salt, lemon juice, water and kewra essence in a pan and cover and cook till rice is 90% done.

Drain the rice and layer it over the egg masala.

Sprinkle saffron soaked in milk, browned onions, coriander, mint , fried almonds, cashew nuts and raisins on top.

Cover the lid of the pan tightly and cook on very low heat for 10-15 minutes.

Remove the lid of the pan and give the Biryani a gentle mix.